Ivan's Childhood - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Richard Swift Owens described A New Testament

Owens described A New Testament as rooted in American music genres—Gospel

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Ivan's Childhood - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Richard Swift Owens described A New TestamentThe debut feature by the great Andrei Tarkovsky, Ivans Childhood is a poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boys war ravaged youth. Moving back and forth between the traumatic realities of World War II and serene moments of family life before the conflict began, Tarkovskys film remains one of the most jarring and unforgettable depictions of the impact of war on children.